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The End of the Point The End of the Point
by Elizabeth Graver
Hardcover: 5 Mar 2013
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A precisely observed, superbly crafted novel, The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver charts the dramatic changes in the lives of three generations of one remarkable family, and the summer place that both shelters and isolates them.
Forgotten Country Forgotten Country
by Catherine Chung
Hardcover: Mar 2012
Paperback: 5 Mar 2013
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Weaving Korean folklore within a modern narrative of immigration and identity, Forgotten Country is a fierce exploration of the inevitability of loss, the conflict between obligation and freedom, and a family struggling to find its way out of silence and back to one another.
The Memory of Love The Memory of Love
by Linda Olsson
Paperback: 26 Feb 2013
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From the beloved author of Astrid & Veronika, a moving tale of friendship and redemption
The Book of Jonas The Book of Jonas
by Stephen Dau
Hardcover: Mar 2012
Paperback: 26 Feb 2013
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An exceptional debut novel about a young Muslim war orphan whose family is killed in a military operation gone wrong, and the American soldier to whom his fate, and survival, is bound.
Harvest Harvest
by Jim Crace
Hardcover: 12 Feb 2013
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In effortless, expertly crafted prose, Jim Crace details the unraveling of bucolic life in the face of economic progress. His tale is timeless and unsettling, evoking a richly textured world you will remember long after you finish reading.
Out of The Easy Out of The Easy
by Ruta Sepetys
Hardcover: 12 Feb 2013
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With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.
The House Girl The House Girl
by Tara Conklin
Hardcover: Feb 2013
Paperback: 1 Oct 2013
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A stunning debut novel of love, family, and justice that intertwines the stories of an escaped house slave in 1852 Virginia and ambitious young lawyer in contemporary New York
Calling Me Home Calling Me Home
by Julie Kibler
Hardcover: 12 Feb 2013
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Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler is a soaring debut interweaving the story of a heartbreaking, forbidden love in 1930s Kentucky with an unlikely modern-day friendship.
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Fever
Mary Beth Keane

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A bold, mesmerizing novel about the woman known as "Typhoid Mary," the first known healthy carrier of typhoid fever in the burgeoning metropolis of early twentieth century New York.
The Woman Upstairs
Claire Messud

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The riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed, and betrayed by passion and desire for a world beyond her own.
How to Create the Perfect Wife
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Stranger than fiction, blending tragedy and farce, How to Create the Perfect Wife is an engrossing tale of the radicalism, and deep contradictions, at the heart of the Enlightenment.
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